Predefined Input for Clinician Programmer Data Entry

• US 20140067411A1
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cirtec Medical Corp.
• Original Assignee: Greatbatch Limited (Greatbatch Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kaula, Norbert, IYASSU, Yohannes, KAUFMAN, Seth, LANDERS, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,255 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

The present disclosure involves a method of entering data in a portable electronic device. A request is received from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in an input field. The request is received via a touch-sensitive user interface of the portable electronic device. In response to the request, a plurality of predefined suggestions is displayed as candidates for the data entry. A selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by the healthcare professional is then detected. Thereafter, the selected predefined suggestion is automatically entered as the data entry in the input field.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device configured to program stimulation parameters of an electrical stimulation therapy for a patient, the portable electronic device comprising:

a touch-sensitive user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display an output to the user;

a memory storage configured to store programming instructions;

one or more electronic processors configured to execute the programming instructions to perform the following steps;

receiving, via the touch-sensitive user interface, a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in an input field;

displaying, via the touch-sensitive user interface and in response to the receiving the request, a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of;

the healthcare professional or the patient;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by the healthcare professional; and

automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the input field.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise:

generating a list of popular data entries;

saving the list of popular data entries in the memory storage; and

selecting at least a subset of the list of popular data entries to be displayed as the plurality of predefined suggestions.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises defining the popular data entries in response to feedback from the healthcare professional.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises selecting at least a subset of popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the popular data entries are at least in part predefined based on a surgical procedure performed on the patient.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least some of the predefined suggestions include blank spaces reserved for patient-specific information.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; and

recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises:

assigning a respective rank to each of the plurality of predefined suggestions according to one or more predetermined criteria; and

displaying the plurality of predefined suggestions according to their respective ranks.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the predetermined criteria include frequency of past use of each of the predefined suggestions.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and wherein the predetermined criteria include correlation between each of the predefined suggestions and an existing data content in the patient file.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the predetermined criteria include proximity of plurality of medical devices to the portable electronic device, and wherein the data entry is directed toward the medical devices.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device includes a clinician programmer.

13. A medical system, comprising:

one or more medical devices configurable to deliver a medical therapy to a patient; and

a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive user interface through which data entry is performed with respect to the medical therapy, wherein the portable electronic device includes a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the steps of;

receiving, via the touch-sensitive user interface, a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in an input field;

displaying, via the touch-sensitive user interface and in response to the receiving the request, a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of;

the healthcare professional or the patient;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by the healthcare professional; and

automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the input field.

14. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the steps further comprise:

generating a list of popular data entries;

saving the list of popular data entries in the memory storage; and

selecting at least a subset of the list of popular data entries to be displayed as the plurality of predefined suggestions.

15. The medical system of claim 14, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises defining the popular data entries in response to feedback from the healthcare professional.

16. The medical system of claim 14, wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises selecting at least a subset of popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices.

17. The medical system of claim 14, wherein the popular data entries are at least in part predefined based on a surgical procedure performed on the patient.

18. The medical system of claim 13, wherein at least some of the predefined suggestions include blank spaces reserved for patient-specific information.

19. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; and

recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content.

20. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the displaying comprises:

assigning a respective rank to each of the plurality of predefined suggestions according to one or more predetermined criteria; and

displaying the plurality of predefined suggestions according to their respective ranks.

21. The medical system of claim 20, wherein the predetermined criteria include frequency of past use of each of the predefined suggestions.

22. The medical system of claim 20, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and wherein the predetermined criteria include correlation between each of the predefined suggestions and an existing data content in the patient file.

23. The medical system of claim 20, wherein the predetermined criteria include proximity of plurality of medical devices to the portable electronic device, and wherein the data entry is directed toward the medical devices.

24. The medical system of claim 13, wherein:

the one or more medical devices include an implanted pulse generator (IPG); and

the portable electronic device includes a clinician programmer.

25. A method of entering data in a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, via a touch-sensitive user interface of the portable electronic device, a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in an input field;

displaying, via the touch-sensitive user interface and in response to the receiving the request, a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of;

the healthcare professional or the patient;

detecting, via the touch-sensitive user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by the healthcare professional; and

automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the input field.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

generating a list of popular data entries;

saving the list of popular data entries in a memory storage of the portable electronic device; and

selecting at least a subset of the list of popular data entries to be displayed as the plurality of predefined suggestions.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises defining the popular data entries in response to feedback from the healthcare professional.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

analyzing popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices, wherein the generating the list of popular data entries comprises selecting at least a subset of popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the popular data entries are at least in part predefined based on a surgical procedure performed on the patient.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein at least some of the predefined suggestions include blank spaces reserved for patient-specific information.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and further comprising:

analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; and

recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content.

32. The method of claim 25, wherein the displaying comprises:

assigning a respective rank to each of the plurality of predefined suggestions according to one or more predetermined criteria; and

displaying the plurality of predefined suggestions according to their respective ranks.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the predetermined criteria include frequency of past use of each of the predefined suggestions.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file, and wherein the predetermined criteria include correlation between each of the predefined suggestions and an existing data content in the patient file.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein the predetermined criteria include proximity of plurality of medical devices to the portable electronic device, and wherein the data entry is directed toward the medical devices.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein the portable electronic device includes a clinician programmer.

37. An apparatus for inputting data in a clinician programmer, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry directed to a patient file in an input field;

means for displaying a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of;

the healthcare professional or the patient, and wherein the displaying comprises;

assigning a respective rank to each of the plurality of predefined suggestions according to one or more predetermined criteria, and displaying the plurality of predefined suggestions according to their respective ranks, wherein the predetermined criteria include at least one of;

frequency of past use of each of the predefined suggestions, and correlation between each of the predefined suggestions and an existing data content in the patient file;

means for detecting a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by the healthcare professional; and

means for automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the input field.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising:

means for generating a list of popular data entries, wherein the popular data entries are at least in part predefined based on a surgical procedure performed on the patient;

means for saving the list of popular data entries in the memory storage; and

means for selecting at least a subset of the list of popular data entries to be displayed as the plurality of predefined suggestions.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the means for generating the list of popular data entries comprises means for defining the popular data entries in response to feedback from the healthcare professional.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising:

means for analyzing popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices, and wherein the means for generating the list of popular data entries comprises means for selecting at least a subset of popular data entries stored on other portable electronic devices.

41. The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising:

means for analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; and

means for recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content.